diff --git a/spec/controllers/dev_utilities_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/dev_utilities_controller_spec.rb
index 61a56f8e1..deb7b1975 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/dev_utilities_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/dev_utilities_controller_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-require File.join(Rails.root, "spec", "spec_helper")
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "spec_helper")
 
 describe DevUtilitiesController do
   render_views